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ROOFING, SIDING AND DECKING

Accsys Group Tricoya

MDF panel

For all their usefulness, versatility and appeal, medium density
fiberboard (MDF) panels were forbidden fare when it came to
exterior and constant wet-use environments. But the Tricoya MDF
panel from Accsys Group breaks that barrier with a virtually
waterproof product.
Tricoya uses proprietary acetylated wood technology and a
modified MDF manufacturing process to create a super durable,
stable wood panel product. Acetylation is a revolutionary
sustainable process that increases the number of naturally bioLime bioStucco
occurring hydrophobic acetyl groups in the wood cells using acetic
anhydride. The process exchanges the hydroxyl groups with acetyl With bioLime’s bioStucco, what’s old is new again. Made from natural
groups, preventing water absorption at these sites, and thus hydraulic and dolomitic lime, select marble powders, pozzolanic aggregates
enhancing the dimensional stability and durability of the wood. and plant-based resins, bioStucco is a simple yet highly advanced stucco
Tricoya can be used on a variety of exterior applications that product that takes an idea originating thousands of years ago and moves it
would not normally be considered ideal for any MDF products into the 21st century.
including façade, cladding, fascia and soffit panels, window Ancient homeowners knew that their dwellings required safe, non-toxic,
components, outdoor furniture, and play frames or tree houses. It natural protection that could maintain internal temperatures and that could
can also be used in wet interior applications such as wall linings in last centuries. Today’s conventional materials like cement stucco store
swimming pools, bathrooms, wet rooms and changing rooms. heat energy during hot summer months and do the same with cold
The panels, unrecognizable as a food source for insects and temperatures during cold winter months—thereby transferring outside
fungal decay, are backed by a 50-year above-ground and 25-year extreme temperatures into the wall cavity, causing interior environments to
below-ground warranty. be temperature unstable. In the process, interior climate control systems
switch on regularly to stabilize the feeling of comfort indoors.
bioStucco changes all that by becoming a naturally breathable skin on
the outside of the building that keeps extreme temperatures from
transferring into the wall cavity, reflecting it outward and keeping walls
seasonally cooler or warmer. As a result, climate control systems switch on
less regularly and allow homes to feel more comfortable, naturally.
The product’s excellent vapor transmission maximizes the integrity in
sustaining an overall wall assembly and will not promote the entrapment of
heat or moisture in a wall system. And, the colorants of the bioStucco finish
coating system are chemically inseparable from any color loss due
continual UV exposure, and will not fade, crack or peel.

LP Building Products

SmartSide Trim & Siding

Call it wood without worries. LP Building Products’ SmartSide Trim & Siding combines the warmth and
beauty of traditional wood with the durability of treated, engineered wood.
Ideal for homes that are partially finished in stone, stucco or brick, SmartSide also meets the
company’s green products mandate via its construction from sustainably harvested wood.
Resins and binding agents used in the Sustainable Forestry Institute (SFI)-certified product result
in an extremely low emittance level of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). The product does not
contain urea-formaldehyde. Manufacturing waste is kept to a minimum, with 99 percent of every log
used for the product or as fuel to make it. And, the product can help builders and remodelers achieve
certification points in a number of leading green building programs.
SmartSide is also no friend to termites or fungus—the company’s SmartGuard process makes it
strong enough to resist hail.
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